OFFICIAL INSPECTIONS 46. 3 



agricultural seed appears to be adulterated or misbranded the 

 written guaranty will not protect further sales. 



9. Hearings. The person who is believed to have violated 

 the law regulating the sale of seeds will be granted a hearing at 

 which he may appear in person or by attorney or by letter. 

 The notice of the hearing will name the time and place of the 

 hearing and a copy of the charge. Failure to appear will not 

 prejudice the case. The hearing will be private and every 

 opportunit}' will be given for explanation and establishment of 

 innocence. If the time appointed is not a convenient one. post- 

 ponement within reasonable limit will be granted. 



The A/Iaine Jobber and the Seed Trade. 



At present it is usually impossible for the Maine dealer, 

 wholesale or retail, to obtain guaranteed seeds from outside of 

 the State. The retail dealer can purchase guaranteed seed from 

 Maine Avholesale houses, and the Station advises him so to do. 

 The wholesale dealer must look to the outside. Four years ago 

 the Director of the Station assumed a certain responsibility as 

 to the statement of analysis given by two or three of the leading 

 seed houses of the country. It however does not seem wise 

 for him to continue this practice. Therefore any guaranties 

 which a Maine dealer places upon seeds based upon out-of- 

 state firms statements as to their purity is entirel}- at the risk 

 of the Maine dealer. After consulting with some of the larger 

 houses within the State the following suggestions Avere made 

 to importing houses by the Director of the Station. 



"I suggest that when a car of seed goes forward to you that 

 you request your shipper to send you a type sample of the car 

 stating the name of the shipper, the kind of seed and its special 

 brand if any. the anal3^sis which they place upon it if any, 

 the lot number, and car number. When this sample is received 

 by you send it to me. I will then have it examined. This 

 analysis will be made at your expense fusually 50 cents to 

 $1.00) and the results will be reported to you. I will retain 

 the sample here to check up with the samples to be sent to us 

 from the car. 



As soon as the car is received by you or by your customer, 

 have a sample taken from not less than six packages and sent 

 to us, also accompanied by the name of the shipper, th.e kind 



